The government approved an action plan for the Year of Science

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By the Decree of the Council of Ministers of Belarus of February 14, 2017 No. 125, the republican plan of measures for the Year of Science in 2017 was approved. Relevant information is posted on the official website of the Belarusian government. “Th
e plan is a kind of” road map “of maximum involvement of the scientific sphere as the most important driving force of the country’s socio-economic development in ensuring the competitiveness of Belarus in the world market,” the statement says. The plan is comprehensive and contains about 70 measures aimed at improving the regulatory legal and scientific-methodological support of science; coverage of the achievements of Belarusian science in the media; publishing activities of scientists; scientific and practical events (conferences, seminars, round tables, etc.), etc. Particular attentio
n is paid to supporting the creative activity of young people, identifying talented and gifted young scientists with leadership qualities, patriotic education of the young generation of scientific workers, the formation of a personnel reserve, work with young specialists, as well as training highly qualified researchers. The mai
n focus is on the organization of innovative activities in the field of science and international cooperation. The plan covers all aspects of the interaction of science with society and sectors of the economy. T
he National Academy of Sciences of Belarus has been appointed responsible for coordinating the work on the implementation of the republican plan. Republican government bodies and other state organizations subordinated to the government, regional executive committees and the Minsk city executive committee were instructed to submit to the National Academy of Sciences information on the progress of the republican plan for the first half of the year – until July 10, 2017, for the year – until January 10, 2018. The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus was instructed to inform the Council of Ministers about the progress of the implementation of the mea
sures included in the republican plan, respectively, until July 25, 2017 and until January 25, 2018. , own funds of organizations and other sources.

Source: belta.by